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Beatles - Helter Skelter Song MeaningsLyrics:When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride Till I get to the bottom and I see you ... (See the rest of these lyrics) Submitted by: hyangst Added: 2006-02-19 20:34:19 Rating:  As much as we all want it to be about something revolutionary and cool, it is about a roller coaster.
Submitted by: zoso812 Helter Skelter, (The White Album) was written about a English school children's game played on slides in a park or school ground. The game is a variation of tag with the slide being home base but requiring participants to leave base and slide down the slide. It has nothing to do with Charles Manson's deluded 'race war' vision as revealed in grand jury testimony of the Tate-Labianca murders in 1969.
Submitted by: mythumbjib Its about how his love for someone is like a roller-coaster: "I get to bottom and I go back to the top of the slide. Then I stop and I turn and I go for a ride. Then I get to the bottom and I see you again."
Submitted by: anonymous Mate, it's about a bloody slide we have in England. It's called a Helter Skelter. It's a big twising slide. A band that the Beatles were given a review saying that their lyrics were all helter skelter. Paul said you think that was helter skelter wait until you hear this!
Submitted by: anonymous Paul McCartney actually read a review of 'The Who' which said that they were the 'wildest band ever' and their set was like a 'helter skelter' (the twisty slide). Paul decided to go one better and prove that the Beatles could match 'The Who' for wild songs.
Submitted by: anonymous Paul has literally stated in numerous interviews that this song was about a child's sliding board, such as those one might find at a playground. It was not written to be a metaphor nor does it have anything to do with the ridiculous theory that the White Album had an underlying message of white supremacy. This was just Paul once again writing a fun song to mess with everyone's heads.
Submitted by: RodHung That's too bad, I was really hoping there was a connection between Charlie and The Beatles. The lyrics fit so well with Manson's psychosis.
Submitted by: anonymous To the last person, what's wrong if he got an idea from a slide? You think it would be more important if it was about Manson? I'll take a song about a slide that I can interpret many ways any day over a Manson piece.
Submitted by: anonymous He could have gotten the idea from the slide that they have in England, that is true.
Submitted by: anonymous The following is the real truth about the song. A Helter Skelter is an english slide. The Beatles said that the song symbolized the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. The song was written in response to The Who saying that I Can See For Miles war their rawess song. McCartney also wrote it in response that he could only write ballads.
Submitted by: anonymous The song is about heroin addiction.
Submitted by: anonymous A metaphorical slide
Submitted by: GetBackJojo Bollocks to all of you! One of you has it right. Paul read a review on the Who's "I can see for miles" that said that it was one of the greatest rock songs. Darling Paul had to go one better, and just jammed with the lads for a good half hour or so and edited it down to 5 mins or so. Duh, the lyrics are about a rollercoaster, it's the music that mattered in this one!
Submitted by: anonymous Getbackjojo.....you are dead on. everyone listen to that guy. He is totally right. Charles manson claimed he heard hidden messages in this song, Rocky Raccoon, and piggies and rev. #9. John was asked to testify at Manson's trial but refused saying "Well he's barmy. He's like any other Beatles kind of fan who reads mysticisim into it. I mean we used to have a laugh putting this, or the other in, in a light-hearted way. Some intellectual would read us, some symbolic youth generation wants it, but what's "Helter Skelter" got to do with knifing somebody? I never listened to the words properly. It was just noise."
Submitted by: anonymous I think it could be about self-love (masturbation). I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!!L!!!LOVEMEIAMCOMINGDOWNFASTDON'TLETMEBREAKYOU
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